Persistence is the manual of the stubborn,
you read and read, dancing upon the thirsty
words and dribbling sensation over each as you
pass, persistence and failure are brothers and
in failed man you can tear the sinews of his heart
and tantalize your tastes with his past ambitions,
likewise with the persistent man, entranced in his
eyes are the impasse, the weights staunch and beleaguered
in the obsession of failing to fail- they cannot move
for they cannot except defeat- failing in acceptance,
is a failure in and of itself bear in mind.
A contest entry
- Free Verse Contest (10 poets only) by McRae by nature.
900 points, ended November 26, 2008, 8 entries
Honorable winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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your work is awesome!!
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thank you
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Very clever. I have to say for such a young person, there is an amazing amount of wisdom in this piece.
"persistence and failure are brothers " this line amazes me above and beyond the rest. Thanks for not giving up and coming back.
Carrie
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I hope you know you have me about to blush, thank you very much for your kind words.
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I have that effect on people
lol
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